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ACCOUNT of the RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the For the Year ended

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EECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 2,564 5 2 37,625 0 7 Westport Harbour Board— continued. Securities realised, — 1 Jan., 1898. Westport Harbour Board 5-per-oent. Debentures matured 1,620 0 0 4,184 5 2 rREYMOUTH HARBOUR BOARD I — Contribution to Sinking Fund for one year to 1 March, 1898 Interest on Investments, — On £500, Borough of Thames 5J-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 October, 1897 „ £500, Immigration and Public Works Loan 4J-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 15 October, 1897 „ £750, Land for Settlements 3J-per-cent. Debentures, 19 December, 1896, to 31 October, 1897 .. „ £40, Borough of Brunner 6-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 9 November, 1897 „ £2,830, General Purposes Loan 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 15 November, 1897 .. „ £700, Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 November, 1897 „ £1,620, Consolidated Stock 4J-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 28 November, 1897 .. „ £1,330, Consolidated Stock 4-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 28 November, 1897 .. „ £200, County of Waitemata 6-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 December, 1897 „ £500, Defence Loan 4J-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 31 December, 1897 .. „ £900, Westport Harbour 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 January, 1898 .. „ £980, Wellington and Manawatu Bailway 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 December, 1897, less income-tax „ £460, Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 December, 1897 „ £2,350, Government Loans to Local Bodies 3J-per-cent. Debentures, half-year to 1 September, 1897 .. „ £800, ditto, 28 May to ditto „ £3,150, ditto, half-year to 1 March, 1898 „ £700, ditto, 29 September to ditto .. „ £330, County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 January, 1898 „ £180, Borough of Hokitika 6-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 5 January, 1898 „ £20, Borough of Palmerston North 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 20 January, 1898 .. „ £860, Lands Improvement Loan 4-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 31 March, 1898 „ Bank balances 1,000 0 0 27 10 0 22 10 0 22 12 4 2 8 0 141 10 0 35 0 0 72 18 0 53 4 0 12 0 0 22 10 0 45 0 0 47 7 4 23 0 0 41 2 6 7 7 3 55 2 6 10 5 5 16 10 0 10 16 0 10 0 34 8 0 5 7 9 Securities realised, — 1 Jan., 1898. Westport Harbour Board 5-per-cent. Debentures matured 1,709 9 1 900 0 0 2,609 9 1 Sorough of Tauranga:— Contribution to Sinking Fund for one year to 1 May, 1897 Interest on Investments, — On £80, Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 November, 1897 „ £40, Borough of Brunner 6-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 9 November, 1897 „ £160, Consolidated Stock 4J-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 28 November, 1897 £90, Government Loans to Local Bodies 3J-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 March, 1898 .. .. ,. „ £80, General Purposes Loan 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 15 November, 1897 .. „ £70, Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 December, 1897 „ £10, Westport Harbour 5-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 1 January, 1898 .. „ £90, County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures, 1 June, 1897, to 1 January, 1898 „ £10, Borough of Hokitika 6-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 5 January, 1898 „ £10, Lands Improvement Loan 4-per-cent. Debentures, one year to 31 March, 1898 .. .. .. • • „ Bank balances 68 0 0 4 0 0 2 8 0 7 4 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 3 10 0 0 10 0 2 12 9 0 12 0 0 8 0 0 3 10 Securities realised, — 1 Jan., 1898. Westport Harbour Board 5-per-cent. Debentures matured 96 11 7 10 0 0 106 11 7 Carried forward .. 44,525 6 5